 Benedictine University was founded in 1887 in Chicago as St. Procopius College and relocated to Lisle in 1901. We were renamed Illinois Benedictine College in 1971. In response to community needs, we added graduate, doctorate and adult learner programs. We became Benedictine University in 1996. Today, the University remains committed to providing a high-quality, catholic, liberal arts education for men and women.
 Benedictine University ranks 43rd among more than 140 schools classified as "Best Universities – Master’s" in the Midwest, according to the 2009 figures recently released by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report ranked Benedictine University as a Top School in the Midwest (and seventh in Illinois) for Master’s Universities, 11th in the Midwest (and sixth in Illinois) for Racial Diversity, as a Top Campus with the Most International Students (fifth in Illinois) and in the top half of Midwest schools for Economic Diversity and Freshmen Retention Rate.
Benedictine University was also ranked 14th in the Midwest and second in Illinois among "Great Schools, Great Prices" for 2009. The category lists schools that are considered best values relative to their academic quality. Only schools ranked among the best academically in their category are included.
For more information, please see the Mission and Identity site.
  
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